Cruising to Moreton Island..

http://www.cleancruising.com.au/itinerary.asp?sched=PACDAW269_20160308

2	Wed 9 Mar 2016	At Sea
3	Thu 10 Mar 2016	At Sea
4	Fri 11 Mar 2016	Tangalooma, Australia
Originally a whaling station, Tangalooma is a resort township on the west side of Moreton Island, just a seventy minute catamaran trip from Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia. The island is home to Queensland’s oldest operating lighthouse located at Cape Moreton on the northern tip of the island. The star attraction at the resort is undoubtedly the unique experience of hand-feeding a pod of the amazing wild bottlenose dolphins. From June through to October visitors can join whale-watching tours, getting a close view of these gentle giants. Then there’s the resort’s Desert Safari Tour that allows guests to participate in the thrilling sport of sand tobogganing down a 70 m high sand dune reaching speeds of up to 50 kph. more/less… Meet the Cruise Ship at Portside Wharf… Portside Wharf Cruise Terminal at Hamilton, up-river and 6 km from the CBD, is accessed by ships that clear the twin Gateway Bridges and less than 270m in length. Pacific Dawn sails year-round from here to the South Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, New Zealand, and PNG. Pacific Aria is based here in summer months, and replaced by Pacific Eden from November 2016. Sun and Sea Princess, and Legend of the Seas also use Portwide Wharf in their itineraies. Larger vessels berth at the Port of Brisbane where the river enters Moreton Bay, 20 km from the CBD. In early 2016 P&O’s Aurora and Arcadia, and Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and Queen Mary II begin sectors of their world cruises in Brisbane. This semi-tropical city, situated on the Brisbane River, is the capital of the Sunshine State. more/less…